Whenever I hear a cool phrase somewhere, I like to exclaim "That would make a cool band name". This page is a list of such names.

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To bring down the house is a phrase meaning that your audience thoroughly enjoyed your performance. And they show their appreciation by enthusiastic cheering and usually long and loud thunderous applause. I think it could be a very good name for a rock band. I even made up a title for their first album and/or single, Rockin' To The Rafters.

Edward

Brink 2 Element

Brink means the end. The end to the fire

Sarah

Bris Kringle

Named for the Jewish Santa Claus

Regina Haniger

A Brisk Farewell

My friends and I were thinking of band names. Some said, "Farewell". We said it needs something else, and someone had that brisk drink (Lipton tea). So I said, "A Brisk Farewell".

Zach

British Sea Power

I keep thinking it's a name for an electricity supplier and I don't think any saine person could think of a strange but cool name at the same time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

****Jaqval^-^

British Sea Power

I is a real band name and the submitter obviously knew it. The name doesn't come from a power company, but a 19th Century book on war.

Correction

Bro/ken

hmm...I was on a website and on a little forum thingy somebody's screen name was "Bro/ken" and I thought it was very kewl that they broke up the letters like that...it was cute. And I think the type of band it'd be is probly like a punk/metal band and yeah...

HappyBeingNo1

Broadband Chatter

Well, me and a friend were in the car...and we were trying to find something on the radio, but it wasn't working out, and I was like "Why is there only broadband chatter"....and it just kinda sounded cool....

Melissa

Broadside Affront

As in the phrase, "A broadside affront to our sensibilities." Good name for a brash young punk band with real in -your-face style.

Surfer Beto

The Brogues

It woul be a good name 4 a irish punk band like floggin molly or dropkick murphys. They all have brogues! And it sounds like "pogues" the most famous irish old shcool punk band.

DaN

Broken Bottles

I don't know, it sounds amazing and it can hold a meaning to some bands depending on their taste im music.

bryan

Broken Child

Splatter goregrind band I used to be in. I came up with the name because I got so sick of hearing my sister play her Destiny's Child CD so much on her stereo. She plays it so much that it sounds like a broken record. So that's how Broken Child came about.

Lord Worm

Broken Daydreams and Sweet Nightmaress

This means alot to me because the daydreams burn as I know they won't come true. The nightmares are already a sweet reality that only makes you wanna do it all over again.

Karlie

Broken Disaster

I was just sitting here thinking of how it would be to be a disaster and to be broken at the same time. I don't know. Maybe I'm just weird.

Jessica

Broken Down Satellites

Something out of Dead Kennedys or something like that. Probably for some typical emo punk band.

irakil

A Broken Farewell

I think this sounds amazing. It is my accoustic bands name, and I love it. I wanted to have something with the word farewell in it, so I just put broken in front of it.

mason

Broken Fonts

A cool name for a folk rock or British group. It's the computer version of the popular phrase "Broken English". Fonts are the styles of letters on an e-mail or word processor. A font is also a large bowl used for Baptising infants in the Catholic Church.

peace out

Broken Furbies

Have you ever heard a broken Furby? Furbies are obnoxious enough as it is. When I was like, 8 my Furby broke and it sounded like it was underwater, and it studdered very badly. Poor Furby. I loved him so dearly. But its fun to call people broken furbies when they are annoying, they look at you quite strangly.

Catherine

Broken G String

This is my friend's garage band. They came up with the name when one of them broke their guitar's "G" string and just blurted out "I broke my G string!"

Mr. E

Broken Girraffes

Our art class has to do this project where we make up our own band, and this is what my brilliant friend came up with. Probably one of my favorites.

nicoleee R

Broken Headlights

This came up after my neighbor ran over his cat and he blamed it on his "broken headlight". That same day we made our band and bam here it is(unfortunately none of our recrds have sold. Maybe because I am the bus driver they always seem pretty shaken up when we get werever we are going I wonder...)

Norton Skiskosky

Broken Hubble

A reference to one of my favorite flicks, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, and the scene where Mike Nelson rams the Satellite of Love into the Hubble telescope and the robots dance around singing, "Mike broke the Hubble!"

Kristina

Broken Kingdoms

There is a story in he Bible about 4 broken kingdoms. Thought it was kinda cool.

Dust

The BrOkeN lAwSz

I was thinking when you play rock 'n' roll, you forget about everything. So it's like breaking the rules, you know!

Shannenlee Carrasco

Broken Mold

It just is

Eric

Broken Salvation

First of all, I think it sounds cool. I was trying to think of a good name for my friend's band. (Or soon to be band, haha.) His name is Jason, and the name Jason means salvation, hence the name.

Natalie

Broken Soul

Well, my 'myspace' name was Lonely Heart, Broken Soul, and I was talking to my friend about making a band and I was telling her about my myspace and she said that would make a cool band name, I said, it's a little long, let's shorten in to Broken Soul. It's cool because it's sorta rock/goth.

Mimi

Broken Star Pieces

It's a good girl-band name, I think. I picture a star that crumbled in space. *Shrugs* Just thought it sounded neat ; )

Erynn

The Broken Truth is Whispering Lies

My favorite band (Red) have a song caled "Fight Inside" and some of the first few words are "Broken truth is whispering lies" and once I heard that I thought it would be a awesome band name.

xXMETAL FREAKXx

Bronceada

The Spanish word for bronze or tan, it would be a cool name for a Latin-American group; it just rolls off the tongue. I was looking for Spanish translations of "The Girl from Ipanema" and this word was in one of them.

mimsie

Bronze Cloud

coz while i woz walkin home from skool from art i had a yellowy/bronze colour on men then i saw a cloud so i fort "hey bronze cloud's a good band name"

Tom Clark

Brood XIII

It sounds cool and a little creepy. It's actually the name of the group of 17-year cicadas that emerged in 1991 and will again in 2008.

DalekTek790

Brooklyn March

Brooklyn is a cool place, and it just sounds like a cool name

Dean Patton

Brothers United

When you form a band, you are usually close with your members, like brothers.

Johan Cassidy

Brown Paper Bag Heads

So, I'm like, walking in a store and I was like, "what the hell should me band be called?" and then, I saw a lady holding a brown paper bag, and I was like "hell yeah."

chaoyo2345

The Brown Paper Bag Situation

Something that just popped up in a conversation between a few of my friends and I about this chick that had a nice body but had an ugly face.

Dru Smith

Brown Sugar

From the Rolling Stones song. If this isn't a band name already, it should be.

Ed

Bruise Purple

Crayola rejected this color for its new crayon. I feel sorry for it. Seems to me it should fit somewhere. Perhaps it can find a home with you, a tender hearted musician ?

hippi chic

Brutal Poodles

I went to the Gay Pride parade in SF, and some guys were dressed up like poodles, and were carrying whips. My friend who was with me commented that they looked like poodles, and I said, yeah, brutal poodles

taytay

Brutality Becomes Beauty

Awesome meets awesome.

Steven C.

Brutally Addicted

Paul

Bruxism

its the medical term for clenching and grinding teeth

messsedupp

Bryan Anger

It's the most awesome name for a punter in NFL history.

JeReMy

BTW

Just thought of some text talk.

NICKI

Bu-Yu-Suk

Even when the crowd chants the name, they're still saying, boo, you suck.

aboyuknow

Bubba Wong and His Hillbilly Chinamen

My cousin always thought it would be a great name for a Chinese bluegrass band...

chris

Bubble Wrap Anonymous

My friends and i were talking about how we got some bubble wrap anonymously and BAM there's a band name

Sarah

Bubbles Erotica

You know that line from the System of a Down song IEAIAIO. i thought it sounded so cool. so it would make a good name for maybe a Incubus type band.

Trey Parker

Bubonik Plague

I came up with this name after watching an episode of "The Fairly Odd Parents," when the wimpy fairy, Binky, thought that the Black Plague was the name of a band. I actually thought that it would make a good band name, but "Black" was too cliche, so I decided on Bubonik Plague (the Black Plague was also called the Bubonic Plague).

Rachel

Buccal Fruitations

The name of pharmaceutical arts and crafts company next door to me.

Fart Gas Smell

Buck Bumble

A forgotten N64 game from 1998 known for its theme song. They could use the instrumental to the theme song in the background of a song.

JeReMy

Buck China

Dad was named Buck and mom was named China

wayne bro

Buck Futt

almost sounds like a real persons name but it begs to be mispronounced on the radio. (optionally the band could be Buck Futt and the _______ fill in the blank.)

clever devil

Buck Futt and the Back-Up Band

I was playing at Gilley's C&W Club and wanted to say something weird on the radio show. Yes, most people thought I said something else.

YaYa O'Neil

A Buck Three Eighty Five

I gave a friend a twenty dollar bill to pick up two six packs of beer. When he returned an hour later with four beers missing, I asked if there was any change. He said, "Yep. I put it in the beer bag. I think it was about a buck three eighty-five." That moment had to be forever immortalized.

Gary Gray

Buckaroo Bonzai And The Hong Cong Cavaliers

ok, not a good band name, but the name of a good band in a really good movie. Check out Buckaroo Bonzai and the 8th dimension.

Lowra

The Bucket Worms

I was up there playing in a small fair gymnasium and was thinking and recalled about seeing a "bucket o' worms" container at a bait shop. I thought hey what if those guys could really jam? If only someone gave them a chance! Then I bought one and we went fishing.

Badboybear

Bucko Five With Tax

It't 55 cents better than 50 Cent

drew b

Bucky and The Orthodontists

old guy

Budder.

i don't know if this is a band name yet or not, but if it's not, it should be! you know, like "butter" except spelled how you say it.

megan

Buddha Fungus

A nickname we made up for this girl @ school.

Junior

Buddhist Mynx

A play on words....Buddhist monks...but a "mynx" is a promiscuous, sexual person.....opposite of a monk.

Mike Lydic

Buddy Jesus and the Static Apples

Long story, but in a nutshell, a friend said "Buddy Jesus", I thought of the forbidden fruit, and I had static hair.

Andrew Vivian

Buddy Singer

Reading Catcher in the Rye and I thought it sounded cool for a sort of alternative rock band. bit like biffy clyro

oscar

The Buffalo Light Sabres

"YEAH!-- It's theme night in the N.H.L.! All Star Wars geeks get to ride on the zamboni at half time!

princejellyfish

Buffy The Rabbit

We were wacthing buffy the vampire slayer and we saw a rabbit run across the road.

Gregg Seteric

Buft

This is my band's name. It originates from a shirt the lead singer made for himself out of irony after an ex-girlfriend broke up with him, saying that he "wasn't buff enough"!

Mike

Bugiardini

Italian for "little liars." It'd be funnier if they were really tall and old and always told the truth.

300 Bernard St. Girl

Buhtheetles

Pronounced with a soft "th", it's a spoonerism of The Beatles.

schweitzito

Bulk Kerosene

Saw it on a hardware store sign.

Daddy Horne (and his various incarnations)

Bull Semen From Mars

Perhaps less cool than disgusting. An erstwhile name for a skydiving team in Perris, CA (largely an agricultural area) circa 1988. Name came in response to a competing team's name of Flaming Meat Missiles. Seemed funny at the time. BTW - You have a fun site.

Gumby

Bullet To Heaven

Me and some friends were talking and someone said "you've got to take a bullet to go to Heaven" and I thought that was an awesome name.

Ryan

Bullet-proof Partition

My friend and I were talking about the shield that divides a police car so that someone in the back can't hurt the officer in the front, I called it a Bullet-proof Partition, and he was like, that would be a cool band name.

Stu

Bulletproof Marshmallows

I had a friend who signed off IM everynight by saying "Peace, luv, and Bulletproof marshmallows. " Besides, it just sounds cool.

Hannie

Bulletproof Messenger

I once posted some bad news on a message board and wanted to say "Hey, don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger" in a cool, sort of enigmatic way, so I called myself Bulletproof Messenger. Afterward, I thought "Hey, cool band name!"

Bulletproof Messenger

Bullets And Thorns

the total opposite of guns and roses

Tom

The Bullfighters

Jeff or Jethro, the character from "The Beverly Hillbillies" became the bullfighter in each episode. The bull runs into the anvil covered with red blanket while Bugs was holding a red blanket in "Bully For Bugs."

Mike Hack

Bum's Ransom

I have a cardboard ice bucket in my garage that I throw cigarette butts into. It's about 1.5 gallons. After a few years now it's full to the top with butts. A friend of mine caught a glimpse of it and said "Wow, that right there is a bum's ransom!"

Pigkiller

Bumblemoose Rocketdog 454

the best name in the world - it's what I called my hamsta

hamsta

Bundư's Remedy

Well, it was/is a real cool band, cool guys, cool rock music. And just UNcool people think it has something to do with Al Bundy (Ed 'O Neal), but why should he need a remedy?? Real COOL people know, it is all about Ted Bundy.

Mark

Bunghole Mallets

A bunghole is the hole that is tapped into a wooden keg of wine or beer. The mallet is used to drive the tap into the barrel thus creating the bunghole, also it is used to drive a bunghole plug into the bungole when the tap is removed. Yes this is a tool a bungnoler cannot live without, also a cool band name.

badboybear

Bunny Frank

This was suggested for my band a while back. If you've seen Donny Darko you will be understand. For those who like to wear rabbit amsks and scare people by walking through mirors and using basic time travel LoL

Wolfy

The Burden

A friend had a really cool drawing of a man carrying the world on his shoulders. So what ever works.

Tyler

Bureaucratic Haze

a friend and i thought of it in a political science class. we thought it would describe our country pretty well. they'd play opinionated, intelligent, indie rock.

meezy

Burger Abacus

It's taken from a Burger King commercial. According to the commercials, they hired "a team of brainiacs and carnivores" to price three bacon cheeseburgers at $1, $2, and $3, respectively. One of the "brainiacs" was using a abacus in which all of the beads were burgers.

JeReMy

Burial Of A Fighter

I thought it sounded really cool

Matty G

Buried Alive

My friends and I came up with this band name when we were reading a short story in English entitled "Buried Alive". I guess it's pretty cool for a post hardcore band.

Blake

Buried Balzacs

Good name for someone from Paris, where Balzac is buried.

Enrie

Buried Youth

This is how I feel every day because of all the s*** adults tell us.

gotho

Burn The Flames

It sounds cool because its like saying, "fight fire with fire". You know?

Leo

Burned By Recognition

it was an imaginary band from Married With Children

al bundy

Burning Angels

i just came up with it

Austin

Burning Cold

It's an oxy-moron name, I came up with it when I was putting together oxy-morons!

Awesomeman!!

Burning Government

It came up in a Mad Lib.

G

Burning Oasis

I was watching the news with "the war on iraq" and I saw and Oasis... and it was set on fire... lol idk... from the twisted and very strange mind of Jane...

Jane Lain

Burning Pac-Man

Its just a catchy name. I thought of when I burnt a hole in a kids Pac-Man shirt with a cigarette by accident.

Burf

Burning Snowflakes

My friend and I were burning stuff, and we tried to burn snow.... it was cool!

SmaRT bLonD

The Burning Spastics

I think this was a phrase from one of John Lennon's short story books..." A Spaniard in the Works", or the other one.